Ask HN: How do you manage your life: set goals, plan, manage time, etc.?

I've been struggling with this issue for a long time. I'm currently writing a personal kanban app and will probably hook into _ps_ to see how I spend my daily time and then take it from there.

I figure the best approach is to first get an idea how I spend my time right now and then make plans based on that. I guess it's a little like calorie counting (without actually counting the calories, you are prone to under/over-estimating).

When I have an idea how I spend my time, that's where the kanban comes in - I can estimate how long something will take me vs how long it actually takes. That way I can stop beating myself for not achieving unrealistic goals and know when I'm slacking.

From there on, I expect it'll mostly be about managing constraints (do I have enough time/willpower to do X?) and building habits.